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By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states hold a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting existing trade restrictions. Talks among EU envoys start at 0800 GMT and are set to be heated, according to one diplomat, with Russia hawks upset the plan doesn’t go far […]

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -CICC Capital, a unit of leading Chinese investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC), has stopped using consultancy Capvision Partners’ services, three sources said, as some financial firms review their ties with China’s largest “expert network” group. Capvision is the latest consultancy and due diligence firm to get caught in Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on what state media describes as “intensifying” law enforcement aimed at […]

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -CICC Capital, a unit of leading Chinese investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC), has stopped using consultancy Capvision Partners’ services, three sources said, as some financial firms review their ties with China’s largest “expert network” group. Capvision is the latest consultancy and due diligence firm to get caught in Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on what state media describes as “intensifying” law enforcement aimed at […]

(Reuters) – Jannik Sinner said he is now playing with a different mindset and is not afraid to predict he can win the “big, big matches” as the Italian returns to the court in front of his home fans in Rome this week. Sinner withdrew from the Barcelona Open quarter-finals last month due to illness and skipped the Madrid Open the following week, but the 21-year-old said he is fully […]

(Reuters) – Jannik Sinner said he is now playing with a different mindset and is not afraid to predict he can win the “big, big matches” as the Italian returns to the court in front of his home fans in Rome this week. Sinner withdrew from the Barcelona Open quarter-finals last month due to illness and skipped the Madrid Open the following week, but the 21-year-old said he is fully […]

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states hold a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting existing trade restrictions. Talks among EU envoys start at 0800 GMT and are set to be heated, according to one diplomat, with Russia hawks upset the plan doesn’t go far […]

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states hold a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting existing trade restrictions. Talks among EU envoys start at 0800 GMT and are set to be heated, according to one diplomat, with Russia hawks upset the plan doesn’t go far […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s air defence forces shot down an “enemy” drone in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, its governor said on Wednesday, adding that falling debris damaged a gas pipeline and a house. “Debris fell in the village of Tolmachevo. No one was hurt,” the regional governor, Roman Starovoyt, said on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters was not able to immediately verify the report. Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s air defence forces shot down an “enemy” drone in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, its governor said on Wednesday, adding that falling debris damaged a gas pipeline and a house. “Debris fell in the village of Tolmachevo. No one was hurt,” the regional governor, Roman Starovoyt, said on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters was not able to immediately verify the report. Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility […]